Richmond times-dispatch., September 01, 1918
DANVILLE.VA. August 31-Adam Schurch an unregistered enemy who had been empoloyed for about five years at the Dan River Cotton Mills at Schoolfield and eho died Wednesday from cirrosis of the liver, was buried without ceremony at Schoolfield yesterday evening.
His remains were removed to a local undertaking morgue and when efforts to get in touch with any of the Schoolfield ministers failed the coffin was taken to the grave and interred a few nurses to the grave and interred. A few nurses attached to the welfare department being present.
Public interest is at a high pitch concerning the contents of a book containing 200 pages of finely written German script, which was wrapped in oil cloth and sewed to the man's shirt. This was discovered while he was being undressed at the hospital. Not withstanding the fact he was very ill. he showed great concern for the little volume, but it was taken by Dr. Garnet Johnson and turned over to Chief of Police James R. Bell. The book has been taken to several German scholars but they have not been able to decipher the writing. It appears to be a diary or the story of he man's life
DANVILLE.VA. August 31-Adam Schurch an unregistered enemy who had been empoloyed for about five years at the Dan River Cotton Mills at Schoolfield and eho died Wednesday from cirrosis of the liver, was buried without ceremony at Schoolfield yesterday evening.
His remains were removed to a local undertaking morgue and when efforts to get in touch with any of the Schoolfield ministers failed the coffin was taken to the grave and interred a few nurses to the grave and interred. A few nurses attached to the welfare department being present.
Public interest is at a high pitch concerning the contents of a book containing 200 pages of finely written German script, which was wrapped in oil cloth and sewed to the man's shirt. This was discovered while he was being undressed at the hospital. Not withstanding the fact he was very ill. he showed great concern for the little volume, but it was taken by Dr. Garnet Johnson and turned over to Chief of Police James R. Bell. The book has been taken to several German scholars but they have not been able to decipher the writing. It appears to be a diary or the story of he man's life
Richmond times-dispatch., September 01, 1918
DANVILLE.VA. August 31-Adam Schurch an unregistered enemy who had been empoloyed for about five years at the Dan River Cotton Mills at Schoolfield and eho died Wednesday from cirrosis of the liver, was buried without ceremony at Schoolfield yesterday evening.
His remains were removed to a local undertaking morgue and when efforts to get in touch with any of the Schoolfield ministers failed the coffin was taken to the grave and interred a few nurses to the grave and interred. A few nurses attached to the welfare department being present.
Public interest is at a high pitch concerning the contents of a book containing 200 pages of finely written German script, which was wrapped in oil cloth and sewed to the man's shirt. This was discovered while he was being undressed at the hospital. Not withstanding the fact he was very ill. he showed great concern for the little volume, but it was taken by Dr. Garnet Johnson and turned over to Chief of Police James R. Bell. The book has been taken to several German scholars but they have not been able to decipher the writing. It appears to be a diary or the story of he man's life
DANVILLE.VA. August 31-Adam Schurch an unregistered enemy who had been empoloyed for about five years at the Dan River Cotton Mills at Schoolfield and eho died Wednesday from cirrosis of the liver, was buried without ceremony at Schoolfield yesterday evening.
His remains were removed to a local undertaking morgue and when efforts to get in touch with any of the Schoolfield ministers failed the coffin was taken to the grave and interred a few nurses to the grave and interred. A few nurses attached to the welfare department being present.
Public interest is at a high pitch concerning the contents of a book containing 200 pages of finely written German script, which was wrapped in oil cloth and sewed to the man's shirt. This was discovered while he was being undressed at the hospital. Not withstanding the fact he was very ill. he showed great concern for the little volume, but it was taken by Dr. Garnet Johnson and turned over to Chief of Police James R. Bell. The book has been taken to several German scholars but they have not been able to decipher the writing. It appears to be a diary or the story of he man's life
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